CHSL 21 27-05-2022 Shift 2 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

Options

A

Horror

B

Hostil 

C

Hospital

D

Huddle

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Hostil 

Question 2

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison

Options

A

Antibody

B

Antidote

C

Antibiotic

D

Antiseptic

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Antidote

Question 3

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Scared

Options

A

Sacred

B

Solemn

C

Afraid

D

Tranquil

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Afraid

Question 4

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Corteous

B

Amnesia

C

Mandatory

D

Frigidity

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Corteous

Question 5

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Pseudo

Options

A

Genuine

B

Artificial

C

Flawed

D

Corrupt

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Genuine

Question 6

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said, “I can play the guitar pretty well.”

Options

A

She said that she could play the guitar pretty well.

B

She said that she plays the guitar pretty well.

C

She said that she would play the guitar pretty well

D

She said that she can play the guitar pretty well.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

She said that she could play the guitar pretty well.

Question 7

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Police fear that terrorists may try to assassinate the president during his appearance at the summit.

Options

A

Deceive

B

Rebuke

C

Murder

D

Distress

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Murder

Question 8

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Knock down

Options

A

To accept

B

To re do

C

To demolish

D

To succeed

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

To demolish

Question 9

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Life is hard, unpredictable, but though manageable.

Options

A

still controllable

B

though achievable

C

despite practicable

D

although bearable

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

still controllable

Question 10

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The state of being full or complete

Options

A

Plenitude

B

Plebiscite

C

Plunder

D

Pliability

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Plenitude

Question 11

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Beat around the bush

Options

A

To avoid talking about what is important

B

To hope for something that is unattainable

C

To search for a lost thing in vain

D

To discuss minute details of something

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

To avoid talking about what is important

Question 12

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. When the fish at last had been safely landed, I asked the brothers if they ate fish.
B. The condition that I put was that they had to help me land another fish for my men.
C. On receiving their eager answer that they most certainly did, I told them I would give them the fish we had just landed.
D. To this they readily agreed and the wait started again.

Options

A

BDCA

B

ABCD

C

DCBA

D

ACBD

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

ACBD

Question 13

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Eat like a horse

Options

A

Eat making sound

B

Eat food while running

C

Dislike food

D

Eat a lot of food

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Eat a lot of food

Question 14

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
The boss persists with his loyalists even now.

Options

A

discontinues

B

formulates

C

retinues

D

continues

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

discontinues

Question 15

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
Samantha keeps herself occupied by helping other people willingly without expecting any payment for her services.

Options

A

Volunteer

B

Iconoclast

C

Mercenary

D

Opportunist

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Volunteer

Question 16

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Ebb

Options

A

Stiff

B

Flow

C

Moisture

D

Ripe

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Flow

Question 17

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Tell her to finish the work.

Options

A

To finish the work be told to her.

B

Let she finish the work.

C

Let her be told to finish the work.

D

The work is to be finished by her.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Let her be told to finish the work.

Question 18

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They will meet Freddy outside the airport.

Options

A

Freddy will be met by them outside the airport.

B

Freddy would have been met outside the airport.

C

They would be met by Freddy outside the airport.

D

Freddy will meet them outside the airport.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Freddy will be met by them outside the airport.

Question 19

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Assiduous

Options

A

Idle

B

Anxious

C

Unique

D

Destitute

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Idle

Question 20

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The birds flew / fastly above / as we stood / on our terrace.

Options

A

 as we stood

B

 The birds flew

C

 fastly above

D

 on our terrace

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

 fastly above

Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A question like "How big is Faerie?” does not admit (1)_________ a simple answer. Faerie, after all, is not one land, one principality or (2)_________ Maps of Faerie are unreliable, and may not be (3)_________ upon. Faerie is bigger than England, as it is bigger than the world. In the middle of a wood so thick it was very nearly a forest was a small hut, (4)_________ of thatch and grey clay. A yellow bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house. It did not sing, and sat (5)_________ silent.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

in accordance

B

of

C

about

D

off

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

of

Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A question like "How big is Faerie?” does not admit (1)_________ a simple answer. Faerie, after all, is not one land, one principality or (2)_________ Maps of Faerie are unreliable, and may not be (3)_________ upon. Faerie is bigger than England, as it is bigger than the world. In the middle of a wood so thick it was very nearly a forest was a small hut, (4)_________ of thatch and grey clay. A yellow bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house. It did not sing, and sat (5)_________ silent.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

unit

B

organism

C

dominion

D

entity

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

dominion

Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A question like "How big is Faerie?” does not admit (1)_________ a simple answer. Faerie, after all, is not one land, one principality or (2)_________ Maps of Faerie are unreliable, and may not be (3)_________ upon. Faerie is bigger than England, as it is bigger than the world. In the middle of a wood so thick it was very nearly a forest was a small hut, (4)_________ of thatch and grey clay. A yellow bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house. It did not sing, and sat (5)_________ silent.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

steady

B

stabilised

C

depended

D

wobbled

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

depended

Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A question like "How big is Faerie?” does not admit (1)_________ a simple answer. Faerie, after all, is not one land, one principality or (2)_________ Maps of Faerie are unreliable, and may not be (3)_________ upon. Faerie is bigger than England, as it is bigger than the world. In the middle of a wood so thick it was very nearly a forest was a small hut, (4)_________ of thatch and grey clay. A yellow bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house. It did not sing, and sat (5)_________ silent.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

carved

B

created

C

build

D

built

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

built

Question 25

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A question like "How big is Faerie?” does not admit (1)_________ a simple answer. Faerie, after all, is not one land, one principality or (2)_________ Maps of Faerie are unreliable, and may not be (3)_________ upon. Faerie is bigger than England, as it is bigger than the world. In the middle of a wood so thick it was very nearly a forest was a small hut, (4)_________ of thatch and grey clay. A yellow bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house. It did not sing, and sat (5)_________ silent.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

blissfully

B

chirpily

C

mournfully

D

gaily

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

mournfully

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